MV Nantucket is a 230-foot-long (70 m) ferry owned and operated by the Steamship Authority. It was built in 1974 by Belinger Shipyards in Jacksonville, Florida. She serves the islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard.[1][2] She was named after a 19th-century paddlewheel steamer serving this route, the sidewheeler Nantucket.
 Nantucket docking at Oak Bluffs, August 2017.
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| History | |
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| Namesake | Nantucket |
| Owner | Steamship Authority |
| Builder | Belinger Shipyards |
| Completed | 1974 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 216.6 ft (66.0 m) |
| Beam | 60.3 ft (18.4 m) |
| Draft | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
References
edit- ^ Steamboat Bill: Journal of the Steamship Historical Society of America. Steamship Historical Society of America. 1974. p. 105.
With the arrival of the new M.V. NANTUCKET from Florida in April the Steamship Authority's fleet will be increased to six boats, and there is not enough berthing space at the wharves unless the south side of Steamboat Wharf in ...
- ^ "Steamship Authority Fleet". The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
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